Roku is the pioneers in TV streaming! We connect users to the streaming content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique capabilities to engage consumers. Roku is big enough to reach millions of TV streamers around the world and small enough that everyone plays an important role. As an intern, you will work on meaningful projects and help solve real problems. Now is a great time to be in the TV streaming business!
This role is for Summer 2021 will eventually be based in either San Jose, CA, Austin, TX, or Cambridge, UK.
Founded in 2002, Roku has been a pioneer in the growing industry of streaming content. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem around the world. With more than 43 million active accounts as of Q2 2020 (41% growth in the last year alone), our platform enables content providers and advertisers to reach a massive and highly engaged consumer audience.
As a Software Engineer Intern at Roku you’ll have multiple paths to choose from. Teams you’ll have an opportunity to work with range from development, OS, hardware, embedded systems, automation, design, cloud services, big data, front end and back end. No matter the team, you’ll be responsible for directly developing innovative solutions and high-quality products that touch millions of people every day.
We strive to make Roku a great place to work for employees who don’t need a lot of handholding. We’re independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. We have high expectations and pay well in a competitive market. In short, at Roku you’ll be part of a small but mighty team that’s changing how the world watches TV. We think that’s pretty cool. How about you?
Are currently pursuing a degree in computer science or a related field
Enjoy creatively solving problems using operating systems and data structures
Are comfortable working in a Linux development environment
Have experience coding in C/C++ and/or Python
Thrive in an ever-changing and quickly growing work environment